Y&R New Zealand emerged as the world's most awarded agency, a masking tape expo in Japan won a Black Pencil, and M&C Saatchi's 'Clever buoy' brought home a White Pencil as the D&AD announced its professional awards overnight.

The next big opportunity in fintech is here

Asia's emerged as a key market for financial technology players, as the continent's large population and limited banking network lures billions in funding.

Didi: Apple deal like 'speed dating'

Securing US$1 billion in investment from Apple was like "speed dating", the president of Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing told CNBC on Thursday.

Content to the rescue: Time Warner CEO

Jeff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner says the company will flourish, as long as the networks keep churning out great content.

Darknet hit men, drugs, malicious teens

The darknet is exploding in popularity among criminals. Cybercrime is big business and projected to grow to US$600 billion this year.

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